The Robins Family

I had the privilege of photographing my beautiful friend Airika and her precious little family of four!  I never "promise" anything about how the pictures will turn out because I'm still learning, but I was very pleased with how they did.  So Exciting!!

Sea Lion Adventure

The Tulsa Zoo just built their Sea Lion Exhibit and we were invited to a special "Zoo Member Only" viewing/meet the Sea Lions before it was open to the public.  (I'm pretty sure the entire city of Tulsa has zoo passes...it was crazy!)  So we packed our dinner and took Hadley to meet the Sea Lions. 

She is definitely a "watcher"...loves to stare at everything including the lions....

Trying to find the Elephants...

This picture with the goat brings back traumatic memories from my childhood...*Don, Kathy, and Courtney can attest to that dreadful day.  At least there was a fence between them, but they didn't take their eyes off of each other....  

And of course, what is a trip to the zoo without a ride on the train...

I love my family and our little outings.  It couldn't be any more perfect!

Friday Night Cookout

The weather over Spring Break was a torrential downpour, so now that the weather is beautiful, we are taking full advantage.  We decided to cookout.  Ross grilled some delicious burgers and we played well into the evening. 



Hadley enjoying her burger.  Look how good she is at holding/eating her own burger!

This child is fearless and I love that about her.  She loves to jump and can't do enough seat drops on the trampoline...and then on the couch...and then on her bed...she's crazy and I love it!

Joshua Turns 7

My very first born nephew turned 7...SEVEN!

I will always Cherish him because he is so funny, genuine, caring, crazy, has such a big heart, loves his family, loves to ask questions, smart as can be, Witty, and he promises that he will always be Jessi's baby!  I was in college when he was born, and I remember getting out of class in Edmond, driving to Midwest City to spend some time with him while Laura took a shower, and then off to Del city to coach.  I think I did this everyday for six weeks!  (That's when Laura went back to work, and we couldn't just hold him for hours upon hours straight...during the day :)  Loved every minute of it!   

My Joshua Reuben and Me... 

He is reading so well!  Grandma and Pop got him "Where the sidewalk ends" and he was reading poems to Hadley  :).....

Time for video games....I think Hadley won a few by using the same method as I would use...just push a bunch of buttons at one time!

Benjamin was so excited for Joshua's Birthday Party.  He loves his brother and wanted Joshy to have lots of presents.  Benjamin was in charge of handing out the Popsicles....a job he took very seriously!  

Papa, Nana, and their babies....

Both Hadley and Benjamin were not feeling 100% that day, but they took great comfort in their Papa...

"Drawsome" was the captivating activity for the evening...

Papa, Benjamin, and Miss Unicorn (Pillow Pet)...

My family of three...

Happy Birthday Joshua Reuben!  We love you!  I have another birthday surprise for you on Saturday! 

What is Your Name?

Hadley is talking more everyday!  We are working on her name at the moment.  This is our conversation:

Mommy: "Is your name Hadley?"

Hadley:  "Yes."

Mommy: "Can you say Hadley?"

Hadley:  "Hadley"  (clear as day!)

Mommy:  "What is your name?"

Hadley:  "Jacquo"

My crazy girl!  

A Growing Girl

My little baby is growing so fast!  It was a sad day in this house, when she outgrew my favorite pair of shoes for her...her toms. 

She is crazy about zippers.  Every time I wear a jacket with a zipper on it, that is the first thing she does..."zip?...zip?...zip?"  That is also why we are starting to move away from "onsie" pajamas that have zippers...because she is always "unzipped" by morning.  Nothing different when it comes to the trampoline enclosure...

Aren't they cute!  They were even cuter on her cute tiny feet!  

Love her hair!  

As Hadley grows out of clothes, it is sad, but oh so wonderful!  My baby is healthy and happy and I couldn't ask for anything more! 

Our Latest Trend...

We are climbing...she is such a little monkey!

We are throwing our bodies down, when told no.  I will say, this has only happened a couple of times, so of course, I had to take a picture of it before I corrected the behavior.  :)

The troubles of dealing with adult emotions in a tiny toddler body.